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. >> once again, we are hearing from the man at the center of a bizarre moment during nelson mandela's memorial service. he stood nec to president obama and other world leaders during the service, he says he is schizophrenic and that he was hallucinating that angels were entering the stadium. >> i was faced with a very very difficult situation, and my medical condition. which my life was in danger. because you know, the security was very tight, and then when they come -- i see myself now i'm sick. but i'm proud of myself, that there was no mistake that happened today. >> we want to get to some breaking news right now, coming out of yemen, there are reports 15 people have been killed the report says they were on their way to a wedding when they were mistaken for an al quaida convoy. witnesses say it was a drone attack. we will continue to follow any additional details as soon as we get them. some call eight convenience, others say it is a nuisance, on whether to allow the use of cell phones beginning today. we are live with both sides of this debate. cotton was once king of egypt, now t
. >> once again, we are hearing from the man at the center of a bizarre moment during nelson mandela's memorial service. he stood nec to president obama and other world leaders during the service, he says he is schizophrenic and that he was hallucinating that angels were entering the stadium. >> i was faced with a very very difficult situation, and my medical condition. which my life was in danger. because you know, the security was very tight, and then when they come -- i see...
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line to pay their respects to nelson mandela. saturday he'll be taken to his home village t on sunday to be buried. >>> bulldozers have been withdrawn after clashes with protesters in the ukrainian capitol. secretary of state john kerry said he's disgusted by the crackdown. >>> private companies will now be able to grow pot. the government will oversea the sale and the law goes into effect next year. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. >> the ukrainian crisis and a country caught in the latest version of the east-west superpower struggle. i'm ray suarez, and that is the inside story. >> the latest trouble in ukraine is brewing for weeks. the crisis approached the breaking point overnight as police moved against the protesters in the ukraine capitol kiev. it was the rejection of a deal for closer economic ties with europe that sent protesters into the streets. it's a high-stakes drama and a flash point of the larger power struggle between russian president putin on one side and the united states and europe on the other.
line to pay their respects to nelson mandela. saturday he'll be taken to his home village t on sunday to be buried. >>> bulldozers have been withdrawn after clashes with protesters in the ukrainian capitol. secretary of state john kerry said he's disgusted by the crackdown. >>> private companies will now be able to grow pot. the government will oversea the sale and the law goes into effect next year. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. >> the...
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barack obama could be controversial. he mentioned in a tribute to nelson mandela that he was a hum fluence, and is obviously one of the high profile statesman, perhaps it is fitting that he speaks. as far as the u.n. secretary-general, obviously that is almost a no-brainer in a way. but, yes, i don't know - i don't know the controversy surrounding others. i think that the selection of speakers is quite a good reflection on nelson mandela's time in office. it would be nice to see more south africans, perhaps, that would be possible my only criticism of the speakers. >> editor of "the south africa." thank you very much indeed. >> now, most people think of oil drilling as a capital-intensive job undertaken by corporations. in myanmar it's luring thousands of poor people from the countryside. >> it's 19th century technology, combined with 21st century entrepreneursh entrepreneurship. this is a farm ir turned prospector lured to the oil pits by the thought of easy money >> translation: when i heard about it i dreamt of striki
barack obama could be controversial. he mentioned in a tribute to nelson mandela that he was a hum fluence, and is obviously one of the high profile statesman, perhaps it is fitting that he speaks. as far as the u.n. secretary-general, obviously that is almost a no-brainer in a way. but, yes, i don't know - i don't know the controversy surrounding others. i think that the selection of speakers is quite a good reflection on nelson mandela's time in office. it would be nice to see more south...
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line to pay their respects to nelson mandela. his body will lie in-state until it is taken to his hometown village to be buried. >>> rioter versus withdrawn after fierce clash with the ukrainian government. john kerry is
line to pay their respects to nelson mandela. his body will lie in-state until it is taken to his hometown village to be buried. >>> rioter versus withdrawn after fierce clash with the ukrainian government. john kerry is
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away from world leaders, including president obama. the deaf federation from south africa said they were arbitrary and did not make sense. one tweet summed up the outrage: >> gatecrashers are common. david niven's introduction of liz taylor was once interrupted by a streaker. probably the only laugh that man will get in his life is by stripping off and showing his short comings. at super bowl 38, mark robbins wore a fake referee uniform and walked past security. in the second half he danced wearing a thong before a trail tackled him. he ran nicked through wimbledon. the miss world and tv weather cast but called the super bowl the holy grail of streaking. >> in super bowl 12, dallas cowboys coach tom lance brie was carried out of field. the guy on the left was dion rich. he had no ticket. in super bowl one, he was part of the trophy presentation he should being into dozens of super bowl and olympics. he had a better time than james miller. he par glided into the ring of the bowe fight. his lines got gought in the security. >> and then a
away from world leaders, including president obama. the deaf federation from south africa said they were arbitrary and did not make sense. one tweet summed up the outrage: >> gatecrashers are common. david niven's introduction of liz taylor was once interrupted by a streaker. probably the only laugh that man will get in his life is by stripping off and showing his short comings. at super bowl 38, mark robbins wore a fake referee uniform and walked past security. in the second half he...
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nelson mandel a had a special place in the hearts of many in northern california. many felt a close connection to the anti-apartheid leader strength and hope, and continue to struggle. >> 1990, an end of an 8-city tour of the united states for nelson mandela. he chose to thank the people of the san francisco bay area. [ music ] >> commemorating him this past week, city leaders invoked their own contribution to the anti-apartheid movement. back in the 1980s, musical and instilltutional investments involving billions of dollars. >> san francisco, the university of camera and the state of california played a leading role in initiating the movement in south africa. >> anti-apartheid student protests took place here in the 1980s at u.c. berkeley including a 100-day sit-in and brought together thousands of students. >> police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, here, again, overnight, in the solidarity. >> now, a state assembly woman was then a graduate student who led the campus divestment committee. we felt we were morally implicated in the regime that
nelson mandel a had a special place in the hearts of many in northern california. many felt a close connection to the anti-apartheid leader strength and hope, and continue to struggle. >> 1990, an end of an 8-city tour of the united states for nelson mandela. he chose to thank the people of the san francisco bay area. [ music ] >> commemorating him this past week, city leaders invoked their own contribution to the anti-apartheid movement. back in the 1980s, musical and...
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the arena has seats for 95,000 people and president obama is one of those scheduled to speak. he and the first lady left washington this morning headed to that event, traveling with them, a former president george w bush, and wyatt laura, meanwhile, one of the mandela's daughters joins the hundreds that will continue to stop by the families home in suburbans johannesburg just to pay tribute. president obama is part of an impressive list of world leaders attending tuesday's historic event, a look at who is going and who is not, from our jonathan bets. close to 100 have r super bowlcps so far. the queen of england can't make it but prince carl can. british prime minister will join nearly every other european head of state. so is the palestinian president, but not israeli prime minister. he is concerned about the high travel and security costs. other no shows include russian president vladimir putin, and the dalai lama. china has made it very difficult for him to travel. all these powerful people will be in one huge soccer stadium. so obviously it is a big target. an entire airpo
the arena has seats for 95,000 people and president obama is one of those scheduled to speak. he and the first lady left washington this morning headed to that event, traveling with them, a former president george w bush, and wyatt laura, meanwhile, one of the mandela's daughters joins the hundreds that will continue to stop by the families home in suburbans johannesburg just to pay tribute. president obama is part of an impressive list of world leaders attending tuesday's historic event, a...
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president obama says it's a good first step. now, it needs approval from the house andnate. south africans line the streets to say good xwe to nelson mandela. >>> for the first time in the history, a woman will run a major car company. general motors taps mary barra to be its
president obama says it's a good first step. now, it needs approval from the house andnate. south africans line the streets to say good xwe to nelson mandela. >>> for the first time in the history, a woman will run a major car company. general motors taps mary barra to be its
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. >> in the end joie, nelson mandela appreciated americans. he made many trips to america. he had great relationships with both bushes, with president carter, with president clinton and with president obama. he loved the american people and he felt a great deal of support from them but he didn't feel that the government and the governments of western europe the at the time supported the anc and the antiapartheid cause joie. >> world leaders coming to pay their respects to nelson mandela, they are the poorest people of south africa whose lives were so impacted by what nelson mandela did. >> he was really the core of his cause. this is the country where 85% of the population, the black population had access to virtually nothing while only a small percentage had access to education and property and wealth. you know in the old days under apartheid blacks couldn't live in the city centers where i am now, they would come in on a daily basis. one of those outsecurities was alexandra township, now fully part of it. just beyond alexandra is the suburb of sandton, probably the riches
. >> in the end joie, nelson mandela appreciated americans. he made many trips to america. he had great relationships with both bushes, with president carter, with president clinton and with president obama. he loved the american people and he felt a great deal of support from them but he didn't feel that the government and the governments of western europe the at the time supported the anc and the antiapartheid cause joie. >> world leaders coming to pay their respects to nelson...
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said good buy to nelson mandela. mandela's remains lie instate. and we spoke to poet maya angelou who wrote about his death. >> we suddenly lost everybody which is why in the next few lines i mentioned the people of south africa and tell them that we, the people of the united states, we americans, in particular that we also lost a friend, and we speak to th all f the south african people and say, sorry, we, too, we lost someone. sorry. we have feelings for you. >> riots in ukraine where police clash with protesters. >> the united states is appalled by what happened in kiev. the ukrainian government response to peaceful protest over the last two weeks has been completely unacceptable. >> thousands of protesters have filled the capitol for weeks demanding the president's resignation. >> reporter: everyone had been expecting it, confrontation, where the revolutionary movement control the center of kiev and the government unwilling to lose face. government militia's storm the barricades at one entrance of the jaar militi
said good buy to nelson mandela. mandela's remains lie instate. and we spoke to poet maya angelou who wrote about his death. >> we suddenly lost everybody which is why in the next few lines i mentioned the people of south africa and tell them that we, the people of the united states, we americans, in particular that we also lost a friend, and we speak to th all f the south african people and say, sorry, we, too, we lost someone. sorry. we have feelings for you. >> riots in ukraine...
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nelson mandela's ex-wife winnie attended a church service. president obama, george w. bush and clinton will travel to south africa for memorial services. >> we go to our correspondent at the soweto church where services wrapped up. what is significant about this church? these are some of the church members in the church listening to the service. this building was a lot of things to many people. up therefore on the painting on the wall is the painting of a great activist. we have nelson mandela, and archbishop desmond tutu. during apartheid students running from the police used to come in and hide. there were occasions that police would come in and shoot them, and several have died in this building. it's an emotional time, an historical place. it shows how far the country has come. >> you mentioned people cowering in the church. what are religious leaders saying today about madeba's passing. >> the message is simple. it was think about the good things and learn from him. one thing was be a good person. the police were saying for example, share a meal with a friend. sit,
nelson mandela's ex-wife winnie attended a church service. president obama, george w. bush and clinton will travel to south africa for memorial services. >> we go to our correspondent at the soweto church where services wrapped up. what is significant about this church? these are some of the church members in the church listening to the service. this building was a lot of things to many people. up therefore on the painting on the wall is the painting of a great activist. we have nelson...
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president obama and the first lady left for south africa, board air force 1 joined by george bush and his wife. are ali velshi is leading our team in johannesburg. ali, set the scene for us literally hours before the event tomorrow in johannesburg. >> well it's gone cold, tony, it's raining tonight in johannesburg. it was a clear day. police were setting up barricades and rerouting. you could see dignitaries coming in and police convoys. as you said jimmy carter is here as well. george w. bush, bill clinton will be here, world leaders from all over the place. i had a chance to sit down with jimmy carter, who knew nelson mandela very well. he was on the same plane coming down. he said in all the times he knew nelson mandela, he never said thank you to the u.s. government to end apartheid. here's why. >> i would say i had many talks with nelson mandela. i never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states. he was grateful to cuba, he was grateful to others that spoke up for him while he was still in prison. he was grateful to the people that condemned the apartheid regime. b
president obama and the first lady left for south africa, board air force 1 joined by george bush and his wife. are ali velshi is leading our team in johannesburg. ali, set the scene for us literally hours before the event tomorrow in johannesburg. >> well it's gone cold, tony, it's raining tonight in johannesburg. it was a clear day. police were setting up barricades and rerouting. you could see dignitaries coming in and police convoys. as you said jimmy carter is here as well. george w....
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the biggest cheers were when president obama was introduced. here's some sounds from what he said. >> mandiva would emessage as the last great liberator of the 20th century. like gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement, a movement that at its start had little prospect for success. like dr. king, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed and the moral necessity of racial justice. >> we're joined again by our guests from columbia university and n.y.u. it's a pleasure you here and get the context. i want to talk more about the man being honored today and this global outpeg, which i can't remember seeing this since the death of pope john paul ii perhaps. you count the word leaders, more than 50 are there. help us understand why this outpouring. was it simply his life, his personality? what was it about nelson mandela? >> do you want to take that, or should i go ahead? >> go ahead. >> it's not just the fact that many of the people themselves were politically active in the apartheid struggle. i think the international struggle pul
the biggest cheers were when president obama was introduced. here's some sounds from what he said. >> mandiva would emessage as the last great liberator of the 20th century. like gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement, a movement that at its start had little prospect for success. like dr. king, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed and the moral necessity of racial justice. >> we're joined again by our guests from columbia university and n.y.u. it's a...
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president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa for nelson mandela's memorial service next week. >> hello, welcome no al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford live from new york city. reinforcements on the town in trying to end the violence. nearly 400 people have been killed in the fighting in the past three days. france is dispatching more than 1,000 troops and the african union plans to double its forces. 10,000 have fled the capital. officials ordered everyone off the streets of bangui. for the latest on the crisis we start in bangui. a warning - you may find some of these images disturbing. >> french soldiers on food patrol in bangui. this is new to the city and welcomeded by men. they are here to reassure people enough to open up shops. at the moment there's no food or medicine. there's little the french can do about the growing sectarian violence between muslims and christians. >> translation: we muslims have been here for 200 years. they are killing us every day. anti-balaka christians killed more than 200. >> this is where many christiansar sheltering, close to
president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa for nelson mandela's memorial service next week. >> hello, welcome no al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford live from new york city. reinforcements on the town in trying to end the violence. nearly 400 people have been killed in the fighting in the past three days. france is dispatching more than 1,000 troops and the african union plans to double its forces. 10,000 have fled the capital. officials ordered everyone off the...
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president obama out of town to attend memorial services for nelson mandela praised the deal. insta statement, he said this agreement doesn't include everything i'd like and i know many republicans feel the same way. that's the nature of compromise. republican leaders also weighed in on the announcement, house speaker john boehner said while modest in scale, this agreement represents a positive step forward by replacing one time spending cuts with permanent reforms to mandatory spending programs that will produce real lasting savings. not everyone was pleased with the budget deal. the proposal did drop some who say it doesn't go far enough. patty murray said compromise is key. >> i'm confident that we won't have 100% of the senate or house. >> speaker boehner said the first vote will be held in the house. in two days, members of scheduled to head home for the holidays. congress would return in january with another shutdown deadline looming, something congressman ryan hopes to avoid. >> i think it does alleviate uncertainty plaguing this country acknowledge capitol. >> you see
president obama out of town to attend memorial services for nelson mandela praised the deal. insta statement, he said this agreement doesn't include everything i'd like and i know many republicans feel the same way. that's the nature of compromise. republican leaders also weighed in on the announcement, house speaker john boehner said while modest in scale, this agreement represents a positive step forward by replacing one time spending cuts with permanent reforms to mandatory spending programs...
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obama meant nelson mandela in 2005. former presidents clinton and bush will also attend next week. >> 21 women were convicted of taking part in a protest supporting former president mohamed morsi's reinstatement in july. 14 were handed 11-year gaol terms. the minors were sentenced to juvenile detention. supporters of the government and their sentences were handed down in the same week as a restricted new protest law. bernard smith is in cairo for the latest. >> do the young women stand a chance of winning an appeal? >> good morning. the appeal hearings have finished in cairo. the judge have gone into recess, there are two separate courts. seven of those are classed as girls, two as young as 15. in the other court the other 14 women aged between 17 and 18. as you say. hands down hefty sentences, 11 years for being involvement in a protest. some were passing at the time. the intrim president. such was the backlash of the sentences, even from people who don't like the muslim brotherhood. the judicial process must be gone t
obama meant nelson mandela in 2005. former presidents clinton and bush will also attend next week. >> 21 women were convicted of taking part in a protest supporting former president mohamed morsi's reinstatement in july. 14 were handed 11-year gaol terms. the minors were sentenced to juvenile detention. supporters of the government and their sentences were handed down in the same week as a restricted new protest law. bernard smith is in cairo for the latest. >> do the young women...
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we heard president obama when he spoke at the stadium. he sounded critical saying, "the whole world is revelling in nelson mandela's legacy. but people don't want to put in a mooedy cum of the effort." number one needs to be revitalizing south africa's economy. this has one of the sharpest discrepancies between the rich and the poor. it's a time to put the economy back on track. a second thing people said is aides was a personal issue, something that south africa needs to continue doing work on. for example, decitying mattizing aid. he's many children are orphans, like me. this is something that we need to work on in terms of his legacy and the ambassador from the u.s. said the same thing. there's work to be done, and we are doing it step by step. >> a lot of challenges ahead. let's hope that nelson mandela's legacy, example and words lead the way. morgan radford, we appreciate you join us tonight. >> we are joined by a man with a unique perspective on the life and death of dennis mandela. dennis gold burg fought alongside him in the afri
we heard president obama when he spoke at the stadium. he sounded critical saying, "the whole world is revelling in nelson mandela's legacy. but people don't want to put in a mooedy cum of the effort." number one needs to be revitalizing south africa's economy. this has one of the sharpest discrepancies between the rich and the poor. it's a time to put the economy back on track. a second thing people said is aides was a personal issue, something that south africa needs to continue...
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. >> all right, back now to our top story, in tuesday's memorial for nelson mandela, barack obama gave us one of the days most memorable images, this is him shaking hands with cuba's leader recall castro. america has not had formal diplomatic relations with cuba since 1959. joining us to talk about this, a contributor with the daily beast, and is live from washington, d.c. and a good to have you on al jazeera, certainly one of the strongest images of the day, and obama shaking hands and even exchanging a few words. first off, how is this being viewed? is it stirring any drove? >> maybe a little bit in the twitter universes, but the days of the real aminty between the u.s. and cuba is behind us. president obama carries florida in the last election, i think he even carried the cuban american vote. because the younger generations don't feel the hostile feelings towards the cast drove brothers. some people would hope that the empargo would be ended before this president leaves office. i wouldn't bet on that, necessarily. but president obama has taken steps to ease travel to cuba, and to ma
. >> all right, back now to our top story, in tuesday's memorial for nelson mandela, barack obama gave us one of the days most memorable images, this is him shaking hands with cuba's leader recall castro. america has not had formal diplomatic relations with cuba since 1959. joining us to talk about this, a contributor with the daily beast, and is live from washington, d.c. and a good to have you on al jazeera, certainly one of the strongest images of the day, and obama shaking hands and...
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. >>> and remember nelson mandela. president obama, the first lady and from people from around the world, arrivings in south africa. -- arriving in south africa. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. in johannesburg and already, the crowds are forming for the official state memorial service for nelson mandela. it's not scheduled to start for about five more hours. it was a rainy night and some umbrellas this morning, more rain. 94,000, in the stadium, but authorities are expecting a lot more. about four other stadiums have been secured that totally that would fill about 125,000 more people if that overflow is needed. of course security is tight with all of the dignitaries arriving throughout the day. we are monitoring this event. we are going to have a live report on the latest developments on the scene in just a little while. >>> the state will be in attendance according to president obama and first lady michelle obama. jonathan betz has more on that. >> it's going to be a who's who of dignitaries. according to 100 have rsvped so far.
. >>> and remember nelson mandela. president obama, the first lady and from people from around the world, arrivings in south africa. -- arriving in south africa. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. in johannesburg and already, the crowds are forming for the official state memorial service for nelson mandela. it's not scheduled to start for about five more hours. it was a rainy night and some umbrellas this morning, more rain. 94,000, in the stadium, but authorities are expecting a lot more....
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race and every walk of life, the world thanks you for sharing nelson mandela with us. >> president obama called the civil rights icon a giant of history. during the service, there was a handshake that is getting plenty of attention between president obama and cuban president raoul castro. the gesture has triggered strong words from mark rubio releasing a statement saying if the president was going to shake his hand, he should have asked him about those basic freedoms mandela was associated with that are denied in cuba. ten ofs of thousands of south africans washed the memorial as it rained. millions more watched on television. nick schifrin joins us live from johanesburg with that part of the story. nick? >> reporter: good even, john. i think all of those people nodes inside that stadium were lucky to be there. all of those people who are outside, many questioned whether man del's promises have been fulfilled. >> in the poorest corner of johanesburg, the t.v. barely receives the memorial. >> crime is high here, sanitation low and garbage rarely collected. here, like everywhere else, they
race and every walk of life, the world thanks you for sharing nelson mandela with us. >> president obama called the civil rights icon a giant of history. during the service, there was a handshake that is getting plenty of attention between president obama and cuban president raoul castro. the gesture has triggered strong words from mark rubio releasing a statement saying if the president was going to shake his hand, he should have asked him about those basic freedoms mandela was...
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you heard barack obama sounding critical saying, "look, the world is revelling in nelson mandela's legacy. peep don't want to put in a mooedy come. people i spoke to says number one needs to revitalize south africa's economy. this has one of the sharpest discrepancies between the rich and the poor in the world. it's a time to put the economy back on track and make it egal it airian. aid was an issue, and something that south africa needs to work on. decitying mattizingates. his grandson told me so many children are orphaned, like me. this is something we need to work on in terms of his legacy, and the ambassador from the u.s. said the same thing, there's work to be done, and we are doing it step by step. >> a lot of challenges. nelson mandela's legacy, example and words lead the way. morgan radford, we appreciate you joining us tonight. >> any time. >> we are joined by a man with a unique perspective on the life of nelson mandela, golled fought along -- golled denis goldberg fought alongside nelson mandela, he was tried and released after 22 years behind bars. us. there's a little delay b
you heard barack obama sounding critical saying, "look, the world is revelling in nelson mandela's legacy. peep don't want to put in a mooedy come. people i spoke to says number one needs to revitalize south africa's economy. this has one of the sharpest discrepancies between the rich and the poor in the world. it's a time to put the economy back on track and make it egal it airian. aid was an issue, and something that south africa needs to work on. decitying mattizingates. his grandson...
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may god bless the memory of nelson mandela. my god bless the people of south africa. >> so barack obama also gave us one of the day's most memorable images. this is him shaking hands with cuba's leader. america has not had former diplomatic relations with cuba since 1959. above all the memorial was an opportunity for south africans to reflect on what mandela meant to them. >> he has made me so proud to be a south african, and i just think he embraces everything that we want for our land and i hope we're going to carry on with his legacy. >> we are all here for one golden aim. to celebrate the life of a hero. that permitted black people to operate free in their own country. >> i came here to celebrate the life of my hero, my leader, my future, my hope, someone who gave me hope. >> mike hannah is following events in johannesberg. we saw that remarkable show of unity with world leaders and people coming together. have they managed to digest and take in what happened at the stadium? >> it was very much the call for unity. it was ve
may god bless the memory of nelson mandela. my god bless the people of south africa. >> so barack obama also gave us one of the day's most memorable images. this is him shaking hands with cuba's leader. america has not had former diplomatic relations with cuba since 1959. above all the memorial was an opportunity for south africans to reflect on what mandela meant to them. >> he has made me so proud to be a south african, and i just think he embraces everything that we want for our...
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south africans line the streets to say goodbye to nelson mandela. the revered leader will lie in state for three days before his burial this weekend. u.s. secretary of state condemning the actions saying he is disgusted with the decision. a nevada family
south africans line the streets to say goodbye to nelson mandela. the revered leader will lie in state for three days before his burial this weekend. u.s. secretary of state condemning the actions saying he is disgusted with the decision. a nevada family
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president obama arrives for the official memorial of 90,000 in a stadium down the road. it will be an emotional memorial that we have seen in a long time. >> the first generation of children born since apartheid are learning about it. we have more about the generation known as the born-free. >> a first-time visit to africa's parliament. these views were not born when nelson mandela delivered his first address as president outside south africa. now an idea to learn about the democracy born at that time. >> there was an emblem in front. that is where the president sits. the president sits there alone. this is where he has his own place. >> from the tour guide an anecdote indicating that the break can get it wrong. >> the former president was making a speech. he noticed a red button flicking. he didn't know what was going on. he stopped to find out. he was told, "mr president. you don't have to worry. no one's life is in danger. the reason the red button goes on and on is you should have finished speaking a long time ago", >> underlining the laughter, the fact that he made
president obama arrives for the official memorial of 90,000 in a stadium down the road. it will be an emotional memorial that we have seen in a long time. >> the first generation of children born since apartheid are learning about it. we have more about the generation known as the born-free. >> a first-time visit to africa's parliament. these views were not born when nelson mandela delivered his first address as president outside south africa. now an idea to learn about the...
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the south african government said he's still critical. >>> president obama has asked the u.s. congress to approve military strikes against syria and the arab league is expected to meet in cairo to talk about the crisis. >>> suspected boko haram members have ambushed and killed those that tried to keep them. >>> germany's chancellor angela merkel is hopes to win a third term in office in this month's election and going head to head with her rival. in a live televooized debate in the coming hours. we've been following her opponent on the campaign trail. >> reporter: try as he might, he doesn't excel at retail politics or selling a dream. even se of his social democratic party supporters admit he needs a miracle to become chancellor. >> right now i think he -- i think that the opinion in the public is not very good. i'm not sure. >> reporter: he was finance minister in a coalition government with angela merkel as chancellor when the global economic crisis started. after his party left that coalition to join the opposition, they still backed merkel's policies on bailouts in europe
the south african government said he's still critical. >>> president obama has asked the u.s. congress to approve military strikes against syria and the arab league is expected to meet in cairo to talk about the crisis. >>> suspected boko haram members have ambushed and killed those that tried to keep them. >>> germany's chancellor angela merkel is hopes to win a third term in office in this month's election and going head to head with her rival. in a live televooized...
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some arab states have expressed reservation. >>> nelson mandela arrived home after three months in the hospital. but he remains in critical condition. his home has been set up to provide intensive care. he still needs all of the attention he's getting. the 95-year-old now with his family and
some arab states have expressed reservation. >>> nelson mandela arrived home after three months in the hospital. but he remains in critical condition. his home has been set up to provide intensive care. he still needs all of the attention he's getting. the 95-year-old now with his family and
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yesterday president obama asked congress to authorize limited strikes against syria. the national security team is attending today's briefing. chuck hagel and other military officials are at that meeting. >>> south africa's legendary leader nelson mandela is going home to johannesburg on sunday after nearly three months in the hospital. the 95-year-old nobel laureate remaining in critical condition. an intensive care facility has been set up inside his home. president zuma updating the
yesterday president obama asked congress to authorize limited strikes against syria. the national security team is attending today's briefing. chuck hagel and other military officials are at that meeting. >>> south africa's legendary leader nelson mandela is going home to johannesburg on sunday after nearly three months in the hospital. the 95-year-old nobel laureate remaining in critical condition. an intensive care facility has been set up inside his home. president zuma updating the
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nelson mandela's fight for freedom in south africa comes to theatres this weekend. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. the obama administration is preparing to announce on sunday that it has met its deadline to improve healthcare.gov. today is the obama administration's self-imposed deadline to have its healthcare.gov web site up and running for the majority of americans. it was shut down late friday for overnight repairs, and the goal was to handle 50,000 users all at once and to reduce errors. whether it can handle the capacity won't be put to the test. >> the latest setback for the affordable care act involves small businesses, which were supposed to use their own online marketplace to figure out the best health plans for employees. that won't happen for another year. instead, it's a full-court press to make sure healthcare.gov, the website for individuals, is working. this week in california, the president stood firm. >> i'm willing to fix any problems there are. i'm not going to abandon people to make sure there's health insurance in this country. it's not something w
nelson mandela's fight for freedom in south africa comes to theatres this weekend. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. the obama administration is preparing to announce on sunday that it has met its deadline to improve healthcare.gov. today is the obama administration's self-imposed deadline to have its healthcare.gov web site up and running for the majority of americans. it was shut down late friday for overnight repairs, and the goal was to handle 50,000 users all at...
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also ahead, barack obama puts on hold the the u.s. military strike on syria saying he wants to get approval from congress first. >> in cairo where arab league foreign ministers hold a meeting on what happens next in syria. >>> radiation readings increase 18-fold in
also ahead, barack obama puts on hold the the u.s. military strike on syria saying he wants to get approval from congress first. >> in cairo where arab league foreign ministers hold a meeting on what happens next in syria. >>> radiation readings increase 18-fold in